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Why Suffering?

By: Ravi Zacharias, Vince Vitale
Narrated by: Ravi Zacharias, Vince Vitale
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Why would a loving and powerful God allow so much pain and suffering? In Why Suffering? Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale carefully walk you through a variety of responses that considered together provide a clear, comprehensive, and convincing answer. Responses like:

  • Where there is the possibility of love, there has to be the reality of freedom, and therefore the possibility of pain.
  • Wishing God had made a different world is to wish yourself out of existence.
  • The cross is the key to a compelling and rational explanation for trusting in God in the face of suffering.
  • In comparison with other world religions, the Christian response is highly distinctive.
  • The reality of evil only makes sense in light of the reality of divine goodness.
  • Relational knowledge about God takes the argument beyond reason to the presence of God amidst suffering.
  • God's decision to allow temporal suffering is understandable when viewed from an eternal perspective.
  • Divine goodness shows how to conquer not in spite of, but even through suffering.

Here is a book written with great respect for the complexity of the issue, recognizing that some who read it will be in the trenches of deep suffering themselves and others questioning the very existence of a loving God. Why Suffering? provides an answer to the problem of pain and suffering with emotional sensitivity and intellectual integrity.

©2014 Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale (P)2014 Hachette Audio
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Heard Twice & Will Again

Amazing insight and wisdom. I follow Ravi Zachariah International Ministry and encourage others to do the same.

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Gain understanding

great book one thing that stuck to me if there was no suffering we would not exist.

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An important concept to understand

this is an important concept to understand when trying to help others and to serve Christ

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Amazing

A great discussion of suffering and the Christian response. Read by the authors , it is understandable and very well written. Thanks !

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Great work.

Simple, relatable & easy to understand. Ravi and vince did and amazing job in the spirit of understanding suffering at different levels.

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Major Blessing

This has to be on your wish list. I've learned so much about my history with pain. ten thumbs up

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I lost my 37 yr old wife

I lost my wife and high school sweetheart of 17 yrs to breast cancer 5 months ago. This book has helped me understand and grasp why we suffer.

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Eye opening, heart felt, hope giving words

finished it in 2 days and was so thankful for both Vince and Razi for writing this book!

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Great book on very important topic

Well done, this topic is so important and often avoided by everyone of all faiths and creeds.

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Very practical and heartfelt

Very easy to follow book, that equips you personally understand why God may have allowed suffering in your own life and to also see what God may us doing through suffering in the lives of others.

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